"Neglect not small things, ...."
so it began. One of my first fantasy books and introduction to the world of fantasy and things have not been the same ever since for me.
The book starts off with a common enough setting in a role playing campaign, the tavern, the party has a new addition (3 warriors, a bard, a wizard and a new thief) heading of to explore the nearest dungeon (the Ruins of Myth Drannor), from there it departs from the standard game play with most of the party perishing, caught in a fight between groups of warriors and attention centered on the main characters solely.
While the book as a whole does not have a strong plot line, I keep feeling that it was a whole string of unfinished events (the sequels were not to be for at least another 10 plus years), the language and tone used was really refreshing from the standard fantasy fare and also the high level of magik in the book was something to really look out for. It seems almost everybody had a magic item or two stowed up their sleeves. Potions, wands, starves, magic weapons .... with a ever amusing supporting cast (introducing Elminister, the Knights of Myth Drannor, Shadowdale etc...) what else could you ask for.
An evergreen read for me, I keep discovering little tidbits of entertainment each time I reread it as can be seen from the well worn copy.
Definitely something necessary for a collection of fantasy books...
